| 摘要 |
<p>Interference (I3) comprising an intermodulation product of at least a first signal (C1) and a second signal (C2) is detected in a wireless network, by generating (46, 48, 52), on the basis of at least the first signal (C1) and the second signal (C2), at least one interference signal comprising a simulated intermodulation product and correlating (54) the at least one interference signal with a waveform received in the wireless system to produce data representing a correlation. The presence of an intermodulation product of at least the first signal and the second signal is detected in the interference in dependence on the data representative of the correlation. Thus, a local replica of the Passive Intermodulation PIM, that is to say simulated intermodulation products, is generated and used to correlate with the actual PIM in the received waveform and to detect the PIM on the basis of, for example, the magnitude of the correlation. The method has the advantage of being non-intrusive, that is to say the detection may be based on the use of existing signals within the wireless network and need not involve the transmission of test signals that may disrupt the normal operation of the wireless network.</p> |
